Ah HA! I think Ive got things figured out.
First - file changes showing up across branches. As I suspected, its a conceptual understanding issue http://stackoverflow.com/questions/246275/modified-files-and-git-branches helps a lot. Second - building different branches - this was a procedural misunderstanding. I have been able to modify the Working directory contents (for building) by making a new branch from the desired branch and using the reset option. So some use of the reset option is needed to "reset" the working directory to the files I am building. obviously making a new branch with reset because I wish to build a maintenance branch, for example, is pretty clunky. But it does give me a clue which direction to go in. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To post to this group, send email to git-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en.
